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adobe-reader.exe

Innova Group

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adobe-reader.exe by Innova Group has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Adobe's free Reader but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Innova Group  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6d524a3b0aab48e1a8d02c174d1b4a39

SHA-1:
d601d208b7415bd9c37f8add214fdfdebdb65559

SHA-256:
47b5fce0fe76dd11bffeb93689ba5924d0223c00b1113f5dfda0d988ee24130c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:16:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovaGroup.M
14.4.8.15

File size:
645.8 KB (661,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe-reader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innova Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/12/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/13/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Innova Group, O=Innova Group, STREET="Via Chiamue, 17", L=Tolmezzo, S=UD, PostalCode=33028, C=IT

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009C9607E856349C7C4CB98E5661EAD1AE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Q3QFagryWVqrZxWnW9hENNz+Czi/TCAsBiIhK4zLweP0qgQYS/:Q3QFN7Vq99WNNqCO/G3Bi6KYwPDQF

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file adobe-reader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/?domain=adobe-reader&name=Adobe Reader&icon=aHR0cDovL2ltYWdlcy5ici5zZnRjZG4ubmV0L2JyL3Njcm4vMjcwMDAvMjc5MzMvYWRvYmUtcmVhZGVyLTIuanBnP2tleT1hcGk=&url=aHR0cDovL2dldC5hZG9iZS5jb20vYnIvcmVhZGVyLw==&os=&lang=pt_BR&desc=TGVpYSBhcnF1aXZvcyBQREYgc2VtIHRpcmFyIGEgbcOjbyBkbyBQb2NrZXQgUEM=

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